Churchill Downs H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Gaming · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
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Does Churchill Downs sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Churchill Downs has filed 48 H-1B LCAs and 8 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Churchill Downs filed 15 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $115,000, about 6% below the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 3 green-card cases were decided.
Louisville, KY accounts for 98% of its H-1B filings.
H-1B pay & filings by year
Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year
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| Fiscal year | H-1B LCA filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 11 | $118k |
| FY2025 | 4 | $88k |
| FY2024 | 6 | $124k |
| FY2023 | 5 | $110k |
| FY2022 | 5 | $115k |
| FY2021 | 3 | $103k |
| FY2020 | 4 | $80k |
| FY2019 | 4 | $105k |
| FY2018 | 2 | $101k |
| FY2017 | 4 | $89k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
H-1B wage floor & filing outcomes
What this employer pays against the DOL legal minimum, how senior the roles are, and how the filings were decided
Roles they file for
Where they hire
Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year
Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year †
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| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 2 | $124k |
| FY2025 | 1 | $128k |
| FY2021 | 2 | $107k |
| FY2020 | 1 | $85k |
| FY2018 | 1 | $150k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $150k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Pay against the local market
Churchill Downs’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 112% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Churchill Downs pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | 27 | $105,299 | $97,473 | 108% |
| Database Architects | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | 5 | $123,038 | $113,260 | 109% |
| Database Administrators | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | 3 | $103,000 | $89,390 | 115% |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | 2 | $114,681 | $117,350 | 98% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | 2 | $87,854 | $81,275 | 108% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | 2 | $223,300 | $129,140 | 173% |
| Data Scientists | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | 2 | $91,283 | $96,480 | 95% |
| Marketing Managers | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | 1 | $238,750 | $131,770 | 181% |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | 1 | $95,249 | $62,460 | 152% |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | 1 | $85,000 | $86,820 | 98% |
About Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs is a gaming company based in Louisville, KY. It was founded in 1875. It is listed on Nasdaq as CHDN.
- Legal name
- Churchill Downs Inc
- Listed
- Nasdaq: CHDN
- Incorporated in
- Kentucky
- Headquarters
- 600 N Hurstbourne Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40222-5389
- Industry
- Gaming
- Employees (global)
- 9,000 (2025)
- Revenue FY2025
- $2.9B +7% from $2.7B
- Net income FY2025
- $383M -10% from $427M
- R&D FY2016
- $39M
Churchill Downs pays a median H-1B base of $110,000 across FY2017–2026, about 7% below the typical Gaming sponsor.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machine Zone | 214 | 4 | $180k | 1 | — |
| 2K Games | 193 | 38 | $156k | 12 | 58% |
| Pocket Gems | 161 | 3 | $300k | 0 | — |
| Churchill Downs | 48 | 15 | $115k | 9 | — |
| Hasbro | 43 | 9 | $126k | 6 | — |
| ZeniMax Media | 43 | 11 | $108k | 7 | — |
| Naughty Dog | 42 | 12 | $124k | 2 | — |
